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Notably, the two test pilots for the inaugural crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft — NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — were once again left behind for the simple reason that they were not assigned to that specific spacecraft.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft touched down on Earth early Saturday morning, with two test pilots left behind in space until next year over NASA's concerns that their return was too risky.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024
In movies the test pilot kicks the tires and goes, that whole romantic Chuck Yeager thing.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
Boeing launched its first crew for NASA in June, but the Starliner capsule encountered so many problems that the two test pilots ended up stuck at the space station.
—Marcia Dunn, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft touched down on Earth early Saturday morning, with two test pilots left behind in space until next year over NASA's concerns that their return was too risky.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024
In movies the test pilot kicks the tires and goes, that whole romantic Chuck Yeager thing.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
Boeing launched its first crew for NASA in June, but the Starliner capsule encountered so many problems that the two test pilots ended up stuck at the space station.
—Marcia Dunn, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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In fact, the creek's orange color was what led a bush pilot to report the likelihood of valuable minerals there in the 1960s.Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
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It was designed with the help of Alaskan bush pilot Tommy Thompson in 1952.Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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California Emergency evacuation alert sent in error to large number of Los Angeles residents 1 hour ago Drone pilots can apply for waivers to fly in the restricted airspace, but the FAA said no such waivers had been granted as of Thursday afternoon.Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Carter furnished a plane and pilot, and Rogers canceled his showbiz engagements to begin stumping all over Texas to raise money for needy farmers and the unemployed, Fairley wrote.Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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Soon, each engineer will have their own copilots or digital twins to take on monotonous tasks and give them the freedom to pursue work that requires more creativity, innovation and interactivity.Sudhir Chaturvedi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Future The future of AI copilots in enterprise software is full of opportunities.Ravi Laudya, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Will the Padres’ top offseason target, Japanese ace Roki Sasaki, be less interested in San Diego as a potential destination?Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The late, great ace inspired the first generation of Mets fans in much the same way Wright inspired much of the current generation.Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Test pilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/test%20pilot. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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